𝙡𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙨 —

I don't know what I want, so don't ask me,
'Cause I'm still trying to figure it out.
Don't know what's down this road, I'm just walking,
Trying to see through the rain coming down.
Even though I'm not the only one, who feels the way I do.

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know.
I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh, but life goes on.
Oh, I'm just a girl,
Trying to find a place in this world

Got the radio on, my old blue jeans,
And I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve.
Feeling lucky today, got the sunshine,
Could you tell me what more do I need?
And tomorrow's just a mystery, oh yeah, but that's okay.

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know.
I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh, but life goes on,
Oh, I'm just a girl,
Trying to find a place in this world

Maybe I'm just a girl on a mission,
But I'm ready to fly

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know.
Oh, I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh, but life goes on,
Oh, I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know
Oh, I'm just a girl,
Trying to find a place in this world
Oh, I'm just a girl
Oh, I'm just a girl, oh, oh
Oh, I'm just a girl

     𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 —

A Place In This World is a song Taylor wrote about her uncertainty about the world, her future, her role. In this song, Taylor wonders what she's going to do in the future, but accepts that what happens, happens, whether it's good or bad. It was written when she was 13, when she started feeling concerned about whether she would fit in in this world, in society, and worrying about whether her music might be seen or recognised, to develop her work and make her music known, but also uncertain about her career as she began.

Taylor had just moved to Nashville when she wrote this song, and she was singing about how she knew where she wanted to go in life, what she wanted to do, but she didn't know how to get where she wanted to be.

In the first verse, Taylor expresses her uncertainties in the lines "Don't know what's down this road, I'm just walking//Trying to see through the rain coming down", the road being a metaphor for the journey of life. When Taylor wrote this, she didn't know what would happen in her future. Instead, she was just trying to focus on the present, possibly fight her way through each day, especially as she might not have had many friends.

In the second verse are the lines "And I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve//Feeling lucky today, got the sunshine//Could you tell me what more do I need?//And tomorrow's just a mystery, oh yeah, but that's okay". We can see growth, as these lyrics are a lot more optimistic and hopeful, forward looking. To wear your heart on your sleeve is a phrase that means that you are open, and show your intimate emotions in an honest and clear manner. I think that Taylor could be saying that she feels lucky, she feels happy and optimistic, she feels open and she's welcoming people. She understands that the future might be a mystery that nobody can unravel, and she might not know how her future might turn out, but she's gonna live in today and be happy with it.

Finally, two lines of the bridge, "Maybe I'm just a girl on a mission//But I'm ready to fly" is Taylor embracing the fact that life is unpredictable, but she's a girl on a mission to find her place in the world, her role, and she is more than ready.